FTA Allocates $250M in American Rescue Plan Funds to Small Starts Projects
The 22 projects represent several modes of transport, including bus rapid transit, streetcar, and light rail in 13 states.
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The 22 projects represent several modes of transport, including bus rapid transit, streetcar, and light rail in 13 states.
More than 350 transit systems are providing free transportation to vaccination sites or using their transit stations and facilities as vaccination sites, and some have even converted buses and other transit vehicles into mobile clinics.
After receiving nearly $315 million in federal stimulus money during the pandemic, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is expecting no service layoffs, furloughs, or service reductions through 2026.
Some semblance of a “normal” is returning, but what does this mean for rail travel in the UK and more widely in Europe in the late pandemic phase?
As the intercity bus industry continues to deal with the effects of the pandemic, Pacific Western Transportation plans to fill the gaps in service through its Red Arrow and Ebus brands.
New York’s MTA creates campaigns urging fans to take public transit to games, while L.A. Metro brings back its Dodger Stadium Express bus service.
The subway system was closed overnight for the first time in the agency’s 116 years in May 2020, to allow the MTA to undertake an unprecedented cleaning regimen to protect employees and customers from COVID-19.
The “When You’re Ready, We’re Ready!” campaign highlights CTA’s affordable and convenient service to encourage people to take transit.
The pandemic, and required travel restrictions to help keep Canadians safe, brought a further dramatic drop of approximately 95% of normal volumes before operations were fully suspended in May 2020.
Mask usage in the system remains high, with more than 98% of customers wearing a mask when riding mass transit.
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